Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

G. Mohan Kumar ¹, Jibi Paul ², M.S. Sundaram ³, P. Mahendranath ⁴

Affiliations
1 Research Scholar/Professor, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Dr. MGR Educational & Research Institute, IN
2 Professor, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Dr. MGR Educational & Research Institute, IN
3 Professor, School of Physiotherapy, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, IN
4 Associate Professor, ACS Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, IN

Abstract

Objectives: Objective of the study is to investigate the comparative effect of mulligan’s mobilization over stabilization exercise among nonspecific low back pain patients,to reduce the pain intensity, to improve the functional ability, endurance,strength of spinal extensor muscles,lumbar spinal mobility among nonspecific low back pain patients. Methodology: It is an Experimental study design which was done in Outpatient physiotherapy department, faculty of physiotherapy, Dr. MGR Educational & research institute and Abinaya physiotherapy clinics with the comparative pre and post type. 45 samples with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain have been taken by Systematic Random Sampling method and allocated with 15 subjects in each group. The subjects in Group A (n=15) received Mulligan’s mobilization, the subjects in Group B (n=15) received Stabilization exercises and control group C (n=15). The study duration was 6 months (Base line with 3 follows up). Result: On comparing Mean values of Group A, Group B & Group C there is a significant difference in the Post test Mean values at 4^th week,12^th week & 24^th week but stabilization exercises (Group B) which has the Lower Mean value is effective than Mulligan MWM (Group A) and followed by conventional (Group C) at P ≤ 0.05.

Keywords

Nonspecific low back pain, Endurance, Strength, Pain, Dynamometer

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